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“poned” and “ponéis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,513
“poned” frequency rank
#48,606
“ponéis” frequency rank
94119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poned ponéis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de poner. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de poner.

Where the eye mixes poned and ponéis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. poned runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ponéis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
poned
6 ch
ponéis

Visual trap between poned and ponéis

A purely visual mix-up. poned ([poˈneð̞]) and ponéis ([poˈnejs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poned is recorded at frequency rank #45,513, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈneð̞]. ponéis is at rank #48,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈnejs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 94119, this pair ranks #902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of poned vs ponéis

Shared letters: nop. Private to "poned": de. Private to "ponéis": isé.

"poned" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "ponéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poned ← opned · pnoed · poend · ponde · ponedd · ponned · pponed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "poned" and "ponéis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([poˈneð̞] versus [poˈnejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "poned" or "ponéis"?
"poned" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,513 in our Spanish list, against #48,606 for "ponéis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "poned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ponéis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poned" and "ponéis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponéis vs ponías". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list